Roles Inn of America, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85301. The Survey maps it on the Glendale quadrangle.
On record in Roles Inn of America
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 10 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Glendale Tract Historic Districtlisted 2006 · 0.5 miles away
Manistee Ranchlisted 1998 · 0.5 miles away
Beet Sugar Factorylisted 1978 · 0.6 miles away
Glendale Townsite-Catlin Court Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 2007 · 0.8 miles away
Glendale Woman's Club Clubhouselisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away
Glendale Grammar School One-room Class Buildinglisted 2006 · 0.9 miles away
E.C. Bunch Houselisted 2008 · 0.9 miles away
Glendale Townsite-Catlin Court Historic Districtlisted 1992 · 0.9 miles away- Glendale Gardens Historic Districtlisted 2012 · 0.0 miles away
- Sands Estate Historic Districtlisted 2011 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Glendale quadrangle1:24000
- 1971 USGS Phoenix quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Phoenix North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2,424 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,424 fires within 5 miles of Roles Inn of America between 1995 and 2020, burning about 234 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 42 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2355 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | NOT NAMED |
| 9 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Phoenix Fire Department | 334516 |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 154837 |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-122597 |
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-121835 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111668 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111667 |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | AZ-111670 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Roles Inn of America: 1 plant, 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crushed Granite Operation Madison | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Zonolite Co. | Vermiculite | Plant |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Tiki Tai Village | 1.2 miles | 20 | |
| Mountain View Meadows | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Windsor Square | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Triple T Mobilcity | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Palmaritas | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Three Fountains | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Belaire Manor | 2.1 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562027 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 25054. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








